No, I haven't yet. I can get it to come back using ObjectDock (redownload it and check and uncheck the box to hide the taskbar). I guess I could try that though. Now that I think of it, there's probably some way to bring it back without. There has to be. :)
blackhawkr
So. I uninstalled it (with Revo Uninstaller, I wiped it clean from my registry and all) and my taskbar still disappears. :( This is frustrating.
No. It's not checked. That would be far too simple, wouldn't it? Heh. That's not the problem anyway. It's not that it's auto-hidden. It's that it's completely gone. Invisible. Nice try though. I guess I could try uninstalling ObjectDock and see what happens.
I suppose it also might be worth mentioning that I'm running XP in Parallels on a MacBook.
I'm running the latest free ObjectDock on XP Service Pack 3.
So, I'm pretty certain that ObjectDock is the cause of this... I checked the box in the settings that says, "Hide the Windows Taskbar". After doing so, I rechecked it because I didn't like it. But now, every time I start up Windows it sets my taskbar to not show. (Even though the box to hide the taskbar is unchecked) I have to go to ObjectDock settings, then check and uncheck the "Hide the Windows Taskbar" checkbox to get it to show, then I also have to go into